It's Always Sunny In Alta Lakes

So all these posted backwards but here goes.

This is the beta photo for a later misson. Silver chute, and the wire.

And below was todays route which was fun, but I'm not sure of the name. Awful pretty line though!

Luke coming down the chute, looking hardcore. We will leave out what actually happened.

Above is a view from the top of the chute.

Here is Luke on the approach, fun fun!

Gold Hill 10

Here I am at the top of the chute. The chute is the furthest one from the backcountry gate. It is about a 30 min hike with a couple moves of class 4 climbing. Then this is the gat back into the resort.

This is a view looking down the chute from the top. The sign seen in the previous photo is just to the left.

Here is a view from above the chute taken from the top of a rock out croping. Notice the tracks from the ski patrol boot pack. No other tracks, Nice! The choke that can be seen is about the width of an average ski length. My snowboard would touch both sides if on edge. Its only about 10 feet long though so it's an easy on to get through.

A shot from the bottom right before it opens up to the basin. The rock in the top left corner is where the previous photo was taken from.

And finally the same photo position looking out into prosbect basin. What Fun!

more snow pics

Palmyra Peak Open for skiing.

Bear Creek, yumm!

San Juaquin Chute. Stu calls it 'a quintessential ski run'. We shall see.

stormin again

Lookin up ten towards the storm

An empty chair enjoys a slight break in the sky.

Sunset over the mesa

Emma and the San Sophia Ridge. Makes for a good spring trip. The route down Emma is spectacular!

you really haven't seen star wars?

http://fishrockit.com/pages/newvideo.html Check this little short out. It's a girl retelling the star wars trilogy, with ony ever seeing bits and pieces of the original films. And it's got some fun animations. enjoy!

Need More Snow!

Here are some more pics. Stu and I went out and hiked Black Iron Bowl the other day. It was pretty good, only one day after it opened. There are some amazing lines back there. Steep, Techy, and Fun. The pictures from the top left and working down are; Fuzzy, but me hitting a little drop through a few rocks, A view from the top of the hike to the bowl (notice the rollover, STEEP) Looking to the right of the last picture (this is the black iron bowl, we however skied a variation of the dihedral chute, and finally lookin behind us is a picture of the birthday chute in alta lakes,which should be fun later this season. Thanks for viewing, and some day i may figure out how to finish my little ski movie. till then hope for snow!

nother good day on da hill

Here's a little look at prospect bowl and peak, alta lakes basin, the wilsons, and is it? utah, Yep sure is the la sals. All from the top of baldy. Great day of sun good runs and helmet cams. More video footage should be up in the next few days. On a different note, ate at the chop house last night for an amazing dinner. I'd highly recomend the carpachio. nothing better than a well put together plate of sashimi grade beef. mmm. Get it. You won't be dissapointed.

More Snow!

It started snowing this mpornign which was a great way to start riding again after christmas. Spent the day on the front side of the mountain looking for stashes. Most were skied off, but as the snow fell the groud only got softer. Here is some shots of one of the better runs of the day. The trees past needle chute and needle rock(seen here) were tight and untouched. Brilliant. Sometimes the best part of being out there is exploring all the places no one else is willing to work for. Lets hope the snow keeps up.

Mali loves her new toy. She's never to tired for a godd ol' game of tug o' war!

mmm, holidays

Gotta love the holidays in the service industry. Work, work, work, sleep, work, work work, have a beer, sleep, work, work work work, sleep, did I eat anything today? work work sleep. Luckily after 10 years I know what to expect. But seriously, did I eat today, no time, back to work.

a day on lift 10

Just a little video. Thought it'd be fun to try and record and ride. Not the best. I had to cut out about a min from snow on the lens. Good snow and good fun though.

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